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Saw a post on Facebook saying that Akeal didn't get his visa to travel to England.. due to this he is unable to join the squad and is still in T&T.

Is this true? Who tekkin the blame?

In reply to anthonyp

The Brits are quite arbitrary about how and to whom they issue visas...it's not a foregone conclusion that they'll issue a visa to an athlete. No different from the Americans in this regard.

Years ago, when my sister made the Jamaica swimming team for a meet in Florida, some arsehole in the US Embassy told my mum to her face that they're not issuing a visa to her, because she's a "flight risk"! My sister, who would never want to live in the US ever!

So, the swimming body made a stink in the Gleaner, and the next day, the US Embassy called to offer her the visa.

It's not always the fault of incompetent West Indian administrators...especially when it comes to getting visas to go to countries with draconian visa requirements.

Just new requirements for T&T travelling to the UK

Would have been interesting to see if this would also be the case for Pooran.

It should be identical.

Sammy probably didnt want him anyway

In reply to sudden

sammy isn't interested in players that are actually...um...good

when will this crap end?

'Built your penitentiaries, built your schools, brainwash (mis)-education to make us your fools (and tools)'
"But now you look at me with scorn, (even) while stealing out all our corn' "We're the ones who built the cabin,
we're the ones who plant the corn, hatred your reward for our love.'' Bob Marley from Crazy Baldheads.

Great Britain has little conscience, be it for Windrushees or citizens of former colonies.

Some civil servant a-hole see the F$#@ name Hussien (from Trinidad) and conjure up in their mind some wild-eyed, knife-weilding terrorist? No wonder CricFan next door rejoicing when he found out the fire-bomber was An Egyptian. Sheeple-India not allowing Pakistani cricketers in IPL or test team to tour India, BCCI holding up visa for Muslim nationals of other countries. We judging people based on garb, hair, skin, religion ethnicity...it is all the same. How much effort does it take to look at the individual rather than judge as a whole community. Goolie's case is the same as happened to two other Guyanese about a decade ago yet nothing has been learned. Don't be fooled guys 'Hussien'

Trinidad and jamaica are the two caribbean countries uk border control look at very closely .

In reply to velo

With online access to ICC, CWI UK does not and cannot know anything about Akeal The WI cricketer.
With online access to IOC and World Athletics Assoc. US embassy in Kenya could not learn enough about Omanyale in time
for him to get to the meet in Oregon. Let's keep being fooled by lazy ass, prejudiced consular/embassy staff and bureaucratic BS
both of which are really just there to put/keep the 'still exploited' in their places.

In reply to Brerzerk

Blame de assholes who go to de people dem country, as soon as they land post videos all over social media bout how “Dey reach” and boasting bout how Dey already claiming benefits, getting food, accommodation, and medical etc fuh free, and not comin back.

Dem so fuck it up fuh everybody else.

Blame dem……not stereotypes of immigration officials.

In reply to imusic

Bro, dat too, but, but; that does not impact what I stated.
With today's technology there's absolutely no reason why an exemption for those known athletes headed to known events cannot be made.
Heck, when it suited the Brits they made exception for the pirate Morgan even appointing him 'Gov'na of Yard.

In reply to Brerzerk

You right. I just making the point we shouldn’t fuhget wha dem assholes cause too.

In reply to imusic

In reply to Narper

It's strange why they had to wait for him to get back to T&T. They could have applied for him by simply asking for his details and submitting the application.

In reply to PM